Webinars

Ethical Practice in Grief Counseling (Part 2):
Multiple Relationships, Internet Counseling, Public Service
Louis Gamino, PhD, FT
Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Webinar Time:
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. EST
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. CST
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. MST
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. PST
7:00 - 8:30 a.m. HAST
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Ethical dilemmas are an inevitable part of counseling practice for any healthcare professional.  For those difficult times, are you familiar with a credible, accessible decision-making model to apply? In this webinar, Dr. Gamino will review his "Five P Model" for ethical decision-making and demonstrate its application with problems related to:

• Multiple relationships, which occur when a counselor has some professional or personal connection with a client that exists in addition to the counseling relationship.

• Internet counseling and the unique challenges related to authenticating identity, obtaining informed consent, securing confidentiality and more.
  
  
• Public service, including large-scale disaster work or smaller-scale efforts, which all require adherence to the standards of conduct that govern more traditional grief counseling.

Learning Objectives:
After participating in this webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the concepts of "boundary crossings" and "boundary violations" in multiple relationships.
2. List disadvantages of Internet counseling that may pose ethical risks.
3. Identify ways to obtain appropriate training to prepare oneself to volunteer for large-scale disaster work.

About your instructor:
Louis A. Gamino, PhD, ABPP, FT is a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology on staff with the Scott & White Healthcare in Temple, Texas. Dr. Gamino is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Texas A&M University Health Science Center College of Medicine where he teaches medical students and resident physicians about psychological aspects of dying, death and bereavement. He is Program Director for the Scott & White Bereavement Conferences held biennially in September since 1997.

Dr. Gamino’s research in bereavement is focused on adaptive grieving after loss. He is the author of Ethical Practice in Grief Counseling (2009, Springer Publishing Company) and When Your Baby Dies Through Miscarriage or Stillbirth (2002, Augsburg Fortress; now translated in Italian). He is former editor of The Forum, the quarterly publication of the Association for Death Education and Counseling® (ADEC). In recognition of excellence in clinical care of the dying and the bereaved, Dr. Gamino was the 2008 recipient of ADEC’s Clinical Practice Award.

CE Credits: 1.5

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Cancellations for this session will be accepted through end of business on Monday, December 13, 2010. Registrants who cancel within that time will receive a refund, minus a $10 service fee. Cancellations received after that day will not be refunded.